Men’s Club Competitions

Sellar Trophy

Sellar Trophy

ENTRIES CLOSE THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER
DRAW PUBLISHED FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER
DATE TO BE PLAYED SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER

DIVISIONS & HANDICAPS

The Division in which a player competes in is taken from their handicap or age established as at the date of the competition.

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COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

This competition is only open to Masterton Golf Club members.

The SENIOR and INTERMEDIATE Divisions to play 36 holes off the BLUE tees, starting at approximately 7:30am for the first round and then about 12:15 for the 2nd round. The JUNIOR and MASTERS Divisions to play 18 holes off the WHITE tees and will start at approximately 11:30am.

Divisions are Senior, Intermediate, Junior, and Masters playing “off the stick”.

The Senior and Intermediate competition is played over 36 holes on the same day; all other divisions are played over 18 holes.

The Master’s Division is open to all players aged 70 years and older on the day of the competition. They may not enter any other Division in this championship but entering the Masters Division in this competition does not restrict entry into another Division in other Club Competitions or Championships.

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. Players should enter this competition through an entry sheet at Masterton Golf Club or Online.
  2. Late entries will be received but those players will start at the back of the field.
  3. Entries on the day of the championship will be accepted into the group which reflects their Handicap Index.
  4. The 36-hole competitions will tee off in the morning and complete their first-round by midday. All other play will commence from 11:30am.
  5. Play is from the Blue Tees except for the Junior and Masters Divisions which are played off the White Tees.
  6. In the event of scores being tied, the winner will be established by a playoff. The playoff will begin on the 1st hole with the lowest gross score deciding the winner. If the scores are tied after the 1st hole players will then play the 18th.
  7. Entry to the Junior Division is open to all members with a handicap index higher than 13.4.
  8. Junior Division entries may be divided into two flights with 50% of entrants in each competition. Therefore, the cut-off from Junior A and Junior B will only be decided on the day when the tee start draw is made.

Club Champs

Men's Club Champs

ENTRIES CLOSE SUNDAY 20 AUGUST
DRAW PUBLISHED MONDAY 21 AUGUST

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

Contested by Match Play rounds played ‘off-the-stick” between players in Divisions of Senior, Intermediate, Junior, and Masters. 

Entry is open to all men members.

The Draw is seeded by handicap in each Division.

Preliminary rounds of matches will leave the final two players to compete for their respective Divisional Club Championship on Finals day.

DIVISIONS & HANDICAPS

The Divisions for the Club Championship are the same as for the Sellar Trophy and player’s handicaps or Age to place them in their respective division are taken from the date the Match Play draw is made.

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. Preliminary matches in the Senior Division must be played off the Blue Tees. Preliminary matches in the Intermediate Division are from the tees of the day except the final which is played from the Blue Tees. Matches in the Junior division are from the tees of the day except the final which is played from the White Tees.
  2. Matches in Masters Divisions are always from the White Tees.
  3. All Matches played in the preliminary rounds are played over 18 holes.
  4. Final Matches in the Senior, Intermediate, and Junior Divisions are played over 36 holes. The Master’s finals are played over 18 holes. All finals are to be played on the 11th of November. 
  5. First round ‘losers’ in each division will enter a Plate Division with the finalists playing over 18 holes on Finals day
  6. If a match is All Square at the end of the stipulated round(s), the match continues with “Sudden Death” match play from the No 1 Tee.

Oldfield Rosebowl

Oldfield Rosebowl

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

  1. Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match.
  2. The difference between the two players is the HANDICAP DIFFERENCE.
  3. The Player with the LOWEST Handicap reverts to scratch.
  4. The other Player takes the resulting FULL Handicap Difference as his handicap for that match.
  5. Strokes are given on the stroke holes as per the Men’s Card.

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

Singles Match play Handicap competition.

The Draw is determined by a random draw

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. Play is from the White Tees unless all players agree to play off from the Blue Tees.

Captain's Trophy

Captain's Trophy

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION & NOTIFICATION

A Four Ball Match play competition played on handicaps allocated to each 2-man Team.

At the end of each hole, team members combine their two scores and then adjust that Team Score for those holes where that team has a ‘shot allocation’ due to their team handicap.

The lowest Team score after handicap adjustment wins that hole.

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

  1. Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match.
  2. Each side combines their two handicaps and the lowest combined handicap side reverts to scratch for this match
  3. The other side takes the resulting FULL HANDICAP DIFFERENCE as their Team Handicap for that match. Strokes are given on the Stroke Holes as per the Card of the Day. This includes strokes allocated on any holes of extended play.

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. Play will always be off the White Tees unless all players agree to play off an alternative tee.
  2. For clarity, if the hole is one where a team gets ‘shots’ due to their team handicap then those shots are deducted from their ‘team’ total on that hole and not from their individual scores.

Riverside Salver

Riverside Salver

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

This is a Stableford competition played on Handicap over one round. 

It can be played in conjunction with any Club Saturday Stroke play competition. 

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

Nil

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match. [The easiest way to get your course handicap is to draw a card from the Pro Shop computer] 

Cameron Trophy

Cameron Trophy

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION & NOTIFICATION

This is a Foursomes Handicap Match played between two-man teams. Players organize own partners, or Competition Manager can allocate partners stroke.

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

The best Team score, after handicap adjustment, wins each hole.

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

  1. Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match. [The easiest way to get your course handicap is to draw a card from the Pro Shop computer]
  2. Each side combines their two handicaps and the lowest combined handicap side reverts to scratch for this match.
  3. The other side takes half (50%) of the difference between their two combined total handicaps.
  4. When that 50% results in a “0.5” fractional difference the Team Handicap is rounded up to a full stroke.

Ricoh Shootout

Ricoh Shootout

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

This is a single stroke round competition played by 19 qualifiers.   

Qualification is by players entering the Shootout Preliminary Rounds on nominated Club Days during the year. The best 5 Net Rounds scored by each entrant are totaled at the end of the preliminary rounds and the best 19 players advance to the Shoot Out Round. 

All 19 players play the first hole with the player taking the most strokes – after adjusting scores for handicap – dropping out of the competition. This continues until 2 players remain in contention on the 18th hole. The lowest Net score on hole 18 wins the competition. 

In the event that more than one player ties the most strokes on a hole, those players will chip their ball from off the Green and onto the Green of that hole. The player who’s ball rests furthest from the pin after that chip out drops out of the competition.  

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. The preliminary rounds are Stroke Play Rounds held in conjunction with a normal Club Day competition on either Thursday or Friday. Players may play on the Blue or White Course; it is their NET score which is recorded 
  2. The Final Shootout Round is played under Stroke Play rules. However, during the Final Shootout Round, to aid the swiftness of play and taking into account the number of players, trundlers and balls in play in the early stages, Match Play Rules may be applied by the Match Manager in specific circumstances especially in relation to Rule 2 (concession of loss of hole by any player) and Rules 18 & 19 (Ball at Rest Moved and Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped.) 

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of each preliminary round and on the day of the Final Shootout Round 

Maunsell Trophy

Maunsell Trophy

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

This is a handicap Stroke Play competition played over two rounds on two different days.   

The first round is played as a NET competition and the TOP 16 NET Scores qualify those players to compete for the Maunsell Trophy.   16th place ties will be separated by a countback to identify a definite qualifier. 

Those 16 players then compete in a PAR round played on handicap.  This second round is played on another day – usually the following weekend – The best PAR round wins the MAUNSELL TROPHY. 

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. The first Round is played by as many players as enter. The second Round is limited to 16 players. 
  2. All participants complete each round on the same day and during the same time as fellow competitors.
  3. The best PAR round wins the MAUNSELL TROPHY.  1st place ties will be separated by a countback to identify a single victor. 

All players in the PAR round will commence their round off the No 1 Tee unless directed otherwise by the Starter. 

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match. [The easiest way to get your course handicap is to draw a card from the Pro Shop computer] 

John Whitehead Trophy

John Whitehead Trophy

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

Jameson Cup

Jameson Cup

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION & NOTIFICATION

This is a Foursomes Handicap Match played between two-man teams.

Players organize own partners, or Competition Manager can allocate partners.stroke.

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. The best Team score, after handicap adjustment, wins each hole.

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

  1. Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match. [The easiest way to get your course handicap is to draw a card from the Pro Shop computer]
  2. Each side combines their two handicaps and the lowest combined handicap side reverts to scratch for this match.
  3. The other side takes half (50%) of the difference between their two combined total handicaps.
  4. When that 50% results in a “0.5” fractional differences, the Team Handicap is rounded up to a full stroke.

Hornabrook Cup

Hornabrook Cup

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

This is a Singles Stroke Play 18 hole ‘par’ round played to Handicap.

It is played on a Club Saturday.

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match. [The easiest way to get your course handicap is to draw a card from the Pro Shop computer]

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. In a PAR round, the player’s NET score at a hole is compared with PAR for the course. Scoring better than PAR scores the player a WIN; scoring the same NET score as PAR is a SQUARE and any NET score amounting to a One over Par (Bogey) or worse is recorded as a LOSS.
  2. At the end of the round, the Total number of LOSSES is deducted from the Total number of WINS and a final result is recorded as PLUS or MINUS the difference.
  3. The Player with the highest PLUS total at the end of the competition is the winner. Players tied with the same number of WINS will be separated by a Countback to identify as single winner.
  4. However, as this is a Stroke Competition, a PAR round may be played in conjunction with any other STROKE Play competition on that same round.

Grandad's Trophy

Grandad’s Trophy

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION & NOTIFICATION

This is a Handicap Stroke Play round scored by Stableford.

The Competition is usually run in conjunction with a normal Club Day Saturday in which players who are Grandfathers compete.

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

Nil

ESTABLISH HANDICAPS for this COMPETITION

Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match (the easiest way to get your course handicap is to draw a card from the Pro Shop computer)

Challenge Shield

Challenge Shield

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

This is a competition to establish the BEST GROSS score recorded by a player during a Club Competition Day on nominated dates across the season.

Play is always from the BLUE TEES

Where practical, one club Playing Day each month is nominated and all rounds recorded on that day are taken into account in establishing the Best Gross Round for the Year.

This Competition is held on the same day and in conjunction with the Chairman’s Trophy Competition.

PLAYING RULE VARIATIONS

  1. In order to have any rounds considered for inclusion in this season-long competition, you must enter the Pro Shop Competition on that day.

Baker 4BBB Trophy

Baker 4BBB Trophy

Competition description

  • This is a Four Ball Best Ball Match Play competition.
  • Played on Handicap between two-man teams.
  • Players organize their own partners, or the Competition Manager will allocate partners.

Playing rule variations

  1. The best individual score, after handicap adjustment, wins the hole for his team.
  2. If players from opposing teams jointly have the lowest score after handicap adjustment, then the hole is ‘halved’.

Establishing handicaps for this competition

  1. Each player establishes their COURSE Handicap on the day of the match (the easiest way to get your course handicap is to draw a card from the Pro Shop computer.).
  2. The lowest ‘Course’ handicap player reverts to scratch.
  3. The other players take the resulting FULL Handicap difference as their handicap for the match.